GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| colloquy | conversation |